Washington’s good terrorists, bad Terrorists policy: Selling Satans as saviors
Nauman Sadiq | Karl Marx famously said that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. The only difference between the Afghan jihad back...
Pressure from global players: Will the Gulf crisis be resolved through dialogue?
James M. Dorsey | A two-week-old conflict in the Gulf goes to the core of key issues in international relations that hamper the fight against...
Increased intervention in Syria: How many targets is the US eyeing?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The shooting down of a Syrian SU-22 warplane by a US F/A-18E Super Hornet to the south of the city of...
Syria’s Al-Qaeda not on US’ terror watch-lists: Who is supporting terrorism?
Nauman Sadiq | According to a recent report by CBC Canada, Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, which was formerly known as Al-Nusra Front and then Jabhat...
Escalation of the Syrian conflict: Is the US hurting Syria more than ever?
News Analysis | An American fighter jet on Sunday shot down a Syrian warplane that the US-led coalition said attacked its allies in the fight...
Why is the US attacking the Syrians who are fighting ISIS?
Dr. Ron Paul | Just when you thought our Syria policy could not get any worse, last week it did. The US military twice attacked...
A battle for influence between two monarchies
Yasir Malik | Qatar, a tiny oil-rich nation, an ally of the USA and European powers having a wealth fund of $335 billion is the largest...
No carrots, all sticks: Washington upping the ante against Iran
News Analysis | Amid the brewing crisis in the Middle East, the decades-long US-Iranian rivalry continues with full verve. The US legislators and the Trump...
Indo-US strategic ties: Nuclear brinkmanship in the Himalayas
Saleem Akhtar Malik | Pakistanis keep complaining about America’s totally indifferent stance towards Pakistan during the '65 and '71 wars. Pakistan joined the US sponsored...
How America’s missile stop Syria’s dash for Deir az-Zor
Andrew Korybko | The US’ deployment of the HIMARS missile system to eastern Syria is designed to deter the Syrian Arab Army’s Dash for Deir az-Zor. Many...
Gulf crisis and the future of Middle East
Ahsan Hamid Durrani | An energy-rich part of the world engulfed in perpetual turbulence, political instability, violent extremism, economic debilitation, sectarian divide characterized by ruthless...
Of weapons and deals: Trump’s shenanigans with Qatar
News Analysis | US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Qatari counterpart Khalid Al-Attiyah signed a letter of agreement for a $12-billion sale of US-manufactured F-15...